249
249
American Ceramics Surveys, twenty-four
American Ceramics Surveys, twenty-four
estimate: $300–500
result: $813
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Pottery in the United States Helen E. Stiles, E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., NY, 1941. B & W, 330 pages, Hardcover.
Rookwood Pottery Edwin J. Kircher, 1962. Softcover.
The Potter's Art in California 1885 to 1955 Hazel V. Bray, The Oakland Museum, 1980. Color, 87 pages, Softcover with dustjacket.
American Studio Ceramics 1920-1950 Lyndel King, Minnesota, 1988. B & W/Color, 105 pages, Softcover.
A Century of Ceramics in the United States 1878-1978 Garth Clark, Margie Hughto et al., Dutton, NY, 1979. B & W/Color, 371 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Van Bruggle Pottery The Early Years Barbara Arnest, Colorado Fine Arts Center, 1975. 70 pages, Softcover.
Chicago Ceramics & Glass an Illustrated History from 1871 - 1933 Sharon S. Darling, Chicago HIstorical Society, Chicago, 1979. B & W, 220 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
From our Native Clay Martin Eidelberg, The American Ceramics Arts Society, 1987. Color, 111 pages, Softcover.
Ceramics in the Pacific Northwest A History LaMar Harrington, Washington, 1979. B & W/Color, 127 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Maria Richard L. Spivey, Northland Press, Arizona, 1979. B & W/Color, 136 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Mark McDonald
The Founder of Mid-century Design
Mark McDonald has always been at the epicenter of the world that is mid-century design, to a large extent, it is a world he created. For over forty years, Mark has pioneered whole fields of collecting, providing the scholarship and creating the market for mid-century furniture, studio jewelry, ceramics and Italian glass.
In 1983, Mark opened Fifty/50 with partners Mark Isaacson and Ralph Cutler. This groundbreaking gallery defined collectors’ taste. At the time, modern works were still largely overlooked; Mark and his partners collected and presented the rarest and most interesting pieces, often working with the makers themselves, to create compelling exhibitions accompanied by catalogs documenting the work.
In the 1990s, Mark opened Gansevoort Gallery, where he continued to curate collections and exhibitions of lasting impact. Over the years, he established relationships with artists and their estates becoming the go to authority on the designs of Art Smith, Ilonka Karasz and Leza McVey, among others. His enthusiasm for the material extended beyond the gallery floor to the back room where lucky visitors got to flip through Mark’s impressive design reference library and discuss the importance of works with him.
A connoisseur and wealth of knowledge, Mark became a resource for prominent collections across the globe—private and public alike. He inspired a generation of collectors and dealers introducing designers and their production to an audience that continues to grow. In 2002, Mark closed Gansevoort and established 330 gallery in Hudson, New York. Now, semi-retired, Marks splits his time between New York and Florida. He still collects, curates, supports, and shepherds the scholarship of mid-century design.